Strategy can be planned (intended) or can be observed as a pattern of activity (emergent) as the organization adapts to its environment or competes. Strategy includes processes of formulation and implementation; strategic planning helps coordinate both. However, strategic planning is analytical in nature (i.e., it involves finding the dots); strategy formation itself involves synthesis (i.e., connecting the dots) via strategic thinking.
-cide. 1  The killing of the person or thing indicated by the first component of the word. (This applies to all of the derived terms listed below.) 2  A killer of the person or thing indicated by the first component of the word. (This applies to some, but not all, of the derived terms listed below.)
1 Brit pint is equal to 0.568 litre, 1 US pint to 0.473 litre. 2. (Units) a unit of dry measure of capacity equal to one half of a quart. 1 US dry pint is equal to one sixty-fourth of a US bushel or 0.5506 litre. 3. a measure having such a capacity. 4.int. 1. A unit of volume or capacity used in liquid measure, equal to 16 fluid ounces or 28.88 cubic inches (about 0.47 liter). 2. A unit of volume or capacity used in dry measure, equal to 1 / 2 of a quart or 34.6 cubic inches (about 0.55 liter). See Table at measurement.